Methods of treating or preventing neuronal loss associated with stroke, ischemia, CNS trauma, hypoglycemia and surgery, as well as treating neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Huntington's disease and Down's syndrome, treating or preventing the adverse consequences of the hyperactivity of the excitatory amino acids, as well as treating anxiety, chronic pain, convulsions and inducing anesthesia are disclosed by administering to an animal in need of such treatment a compound which has high binding to the glycine receptor.
                            本发明涉及一种治疗或预防中风、缺血、中枢神经系统创伤、低血糖和手术引起的神经元丢失,以及治疗包括阿尔茨海默病、肌萎缩性侧索硬化症、亨廷顿病和唐氏综合症在内的神经退行性疾病,治疗兴奋性
氨基酸过度活跃的不良后果,以及治疗焦虑、慢性疼痛、惊厥和引起麻醉的方法,即向需要此类治疗的动物注射具有高结合到甘
氨酸受体的化合物。